16 November 1976
●The Arab Deterrent Force enters
Beirut & suburbs#Civil war
PartiesArab League / Arab states
On 16 November 1976 the Arab Deterrent Force entered Beirut and deployed along the front lines; its strength reached 30,000, about 25,000 of them Syrians, with Saudi, Sudanese, Emirati, Libyan and Yemeni units that later withdrew.